{"id":75138,"date":"2025-08-17T13:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T13:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/75138\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T13:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T13:46:08","slug":"adelaide-livewire-izak-rankine-under-afl-investigation-for-homophobic-slur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/75138\/","title":{"rendered":"Adelaide livewire Izak Rankine under AFL investigation for homophobic slur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\"><a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/sport\/adelaide-crows?page=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Adelaide<\/a> forward Izak Rankine is under investigation for an alleged homophobic slur directed at an opponent during Saturday night\u2019s win over Collingwood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Should Rankine be found guilty, he faces missing the remainder of the season in what would be a massive blow to the Crows\u2019 finals chances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">It\u2019s understood key officials only became aware of the matter on Sunday, with investigations set to ramp up on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-cvgehw-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\" alt=\"Download today\" height=\"14\" width=\"20\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Last month West Coast\u2019s <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/sport\/afl\/west-coast-midfielder-jack-graham-slapped-with-four-match-ban-for-highly-offensive-homophobic-slur-c-19338995\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jack Graham was given a four-match ban for a homophobic slur<\/a>, while last year Gold Coast\u2019s <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/sport\/afl\/wil-powell-cops-five-match-ban-after-secret-investigation-into-homophobic-slur-c-14603515\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wil Powell copped a five-match ban for the same matter.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The Crows play North Melbourne in Round 24 before beginning their first finals campaign in eight years, which could total a maximum of five games left, depending on the result of their first final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Rankine has been one of the club\u2019s most damaging players this season in what has been a career-best 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The AFL, Crows and the Magpies declined to comment when contacted by 7NEWS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">7NEWS is not suggesting Rankine has done anything wrong, only that the AFL is investigating.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/sport\/afl\/chris-scott-bemoans-scg-turf-wicket-after-clash-with-sydney-it-looked-like-mumbai-out-there-c-19712768\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Chris Scott fires shot at SCG turf: \u2018Looked like Mumbai out there\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">4 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/sport\/afl\/ollie-wines-set-to-miss-ken-hinkleys-farewell-game-after-copping-three-game-ban-for-hit-on-cooper-lord-c-19712281\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Ollie Wines set to miss Ken Hinkley\u2019s farewell game<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">1 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adelaide forward Izak Rankine is under investigation for an alleged homophobic slur directed at an opponent during 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